Stupid Question Regarding a Brand New Water Pump Leaking

[Kedge]

I've fitted a new water pump and cambelt to an M20B25, everything it torqued up correctly and a new paper gasket has been used with the pump.

Thing is water is leaking quite badly from between the pump and the block. Could this be a duff pump, rubbish gasket or something else?

[Rav335uk]

Did Matt supply it

[maxfield]

Did you clean everything up properly?

Or the gasket be misaligned, easy done?

[kam-325i]

Either some crap left from the old water pump gasket on the block, the new gasket or the mating face on the new pump...

[Kedge]

Did Matt supply it

No comment

Did you clean everything up properly?

Or the gasket be misaligned, easy done?

Yea pretty sure it all had a good scrub beforehand, might be worth pulling it apart and checking the gasket again. Good few hours wasted

[bmw9818]

i wet and dried the surface and used a thin layer of sealant on both sides of the gasket when i did mine,

[Brianmoooore]

Very easy to 'miss' one of the bolt holes in a M20 water pump gasket when fitting it. Even more so if you're trying to fit it while fighting the belt tensioner spring.